Seems fitting. The Electoral College casts their votes to officially elect Biden and the U.S. starts to get its COVID-19 vaccines. The U.S. starts the first steps of getting back to normal....
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The first public coronavirus vaccinations in the United States were administered Monday, a promising sign that comes as Covid-19 continues to kill thousands of Americans every day.
The first vaccines were administered just as the number of Americans killed by Covid-19 approaches 300,000. And while the vaccine's arrival is a meaningful development in the battle against the pandemic, experts say it is far from an immediate fix and that the number of cases, hospitalizations and deaths will continue to rise without concerted efforts around mask wearing and social distancing.
Sandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens, New York, was among the first Americans to receive the first of two doses Monday morning — marking a new chapter in a crisis that withered the city for much of the spring.
"I feel hopeful today. Relieved," she said. "I hope this marks the beginning of the end of a very painful time."
Lindsay's injection was carried live on several news channels. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo monitored the proceedings remotely from the state Capitol in Albany before participating in the state's Electoral College vote.
"The vaccine only works if the American people take it," Cuomo said during the event. "It's going to take months before the vaccine hits critical mass. So, this is the light at the end of the tunnel, but it's a long tunnel."
Health experts believe that a vaccination rate of 75 to 80 percent of Americans could potentially achieve herd immunity in the U.S. by the fall and bring the pandemic to a close by year's end.
"By the time we get into the fall, we can start approaching some degree of relief where the level of infection will be so low in society we can start essentially approaching some form of normality," said Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, Monday on MSNBC.
Covid vaccinations begin in the United States as deaths surpass 300,000
“First Vaccine Administered. Congratulations USA! Congratulations WORLD!” President Donald Trump tweeted.
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Covid vaccination tracker: See the latest trend and count
NBC News is tracking Covid vaccine and booster doses in the United States. These charts will be updated weekly.
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